Observations

Here are some of my observations from our “powerless” stretch last week.  I had lots of time to think while sitting in the dark!

1.  Kids are resilient, adaptable, and warm-blooded

2.  My good old-fashioned paper Bible never lets me down

3.  Getting up at 1:00 am with a crying baby is even harder when it’s cold in the house

4.  Automatically flicking on lights and turning on faucets are hard habits to break

5.  I can start a generator with a flashlight in one hand and a baby in the other

6.  Generators act as wonderful white noise machines

7.  I greatly underappreciated my vacuum, especially with two messy kids and a crawling baby

8.  I never thought I’d yearn to do laundry, but I did.  Oh, how I wanted to do laundry.

9.  My girls don’t protest too loudly when they can’t watch TV, but they fall apart when I can’t toast a frozen waffle

10.  I missed the internet almost as much as I missed running water

11.  I was reminded how quickly kids incorporate new words into their vocabulary, like “power” and “generator”

12.  Disasters bring people together, especially at Dunkin Donuts when everyone is wearing heavy coats and cradling their coffee cups as they try to warm up

13.  My eyes are getting too old to read by candlelight

14.  Never underestimate the transformative power of a hot shower